I love the idea of bringing in many questions to a job interview, as well as being able to ask potential colleagues for their feedback. I wish I had the foresight to ask to speak to other colleagues during my interview process. It would have been revelatory and probably would have helped me stay away. There were a couple of points during which I had a bad feeling and ignored it.

I think this article is extremely helpful also in terms of discussing the ‘coded language’ of job interviews. I think it’s true that people reveal a lot about themselves in the way they mask themselves during the job interview process. Because I always ask the direct manager about their management style, it’s really interesting to hear the range of responses. A real micro manager will let it slip, they can’t help it. I recently met with a woman who described the whole of her program as ‘living inside [her] head” and when I asked if there was any way to document these long-term relationships, she said, “not yet!” It was troubling, but there was clearly room for improvement.

Anyway, a good set of tips! What interviews questions do you always ask? Is it formulaic, or do you adjust them to fit the circumstances?